Against my better judgement, I clicked on your link.

A book about debt. Zzzz.

Debt only exists in civilization, in this "ledger" sort of way that is proscribed. I owe you something because I agree to the social contract and we all exist in a world where we all make efforts to perpetuate the social contract/structure.

At one point the King of France owed the Knights Templar more than he could pay. His response? He had the Knights Templar murdered. Debt retired.

Have you met a "Chechen Rebel" or a member of "Boko Haram"? Or how about a cynical mass-murderer from the Wagner Group? Did you reason with him over a tea and, like Nan-In, learn what is in his tea cup?

This is not about civilization. This is about I Win You Lose. Or You Win I Lose. Simply, it is about war. We are back to this, and in many ways we never left.

If you do not understand that you are already in the middle of a war, you are going to have a bad time.